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  1. Malpractice insurance for RNs

    In New Zealand malpractice insurance is built into our union (NZNO) membership fees at just over a $100 a year. However you do have to be a member of NZNO of
  2. Blue Urine

    Usually hospice care patients are under heavy analgesia, my bet is it would be one of those. When you say the pt is taking no medications what do you mean by
  3. Obamacare: are you for it, against it, or unsure?

    The NHS is faaaar from perfect, terrible system and full of holes. Still better than the largely privatized system of America
  4. APA Format and You...

    My university recommends Endnote for all referencing which I use. Saves a ton of time and most of the academic journal databases have an export to Endnote function that will export your references...
  5. Why not become a mental health
  6. Eat protein bars for meals? that's terrible
  7. how to ask patient for pain scale score correctly?

    I know it is suppose to be for children but wouldn't the Wong-Baker pain scale faces be of use if you were having trouble getting a number from
  8. LPN/LVN schools with Hepatitis B

    That isn't really enough information and yes they probably
  9. I really dislike Blackboard...

    My uni uses a modded version of moodle which works fine. My flatmates university uses blackboard however and that looks like a
  10. Proper cleaning using alcohol wipes

    I would look up from the manufacturer long the wipes claim to be effective
  11. What area of nursing works well for a mom?

    At the aged care facility where I do my placements the nurses work 8 hour shifts
  12. How did you break into CTICU?

    That's the law in New Zealand
  13. Fundamentals of nursing readings (1-7)

    Uh you need to know this stuff it is important. You cannot be a nurse if you are not culturally
  14. What EXACTLY is a care plan?

    Care plans will differ from school to school and facility to facility so there is no real way of knowing what you will have to do for them or how much work you will have to do for them until your...
  15. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    Kylie
  16. New Grad wanting to work in Pediatrics

    Take it. One of my lecturers bounced around different specialties before ending up in ICU. He did something like: General Med/Surg, Aid Work, Peds, Flight Nursing, NICU and ICU. I think it will be...
  17. How To Write A Great Topic

    I just wish there was a ban on coloured text and comic sans for body
  18. Accepted! Now what?

    Woah don't freak the guy out he isn't going to medical school to become an
  19. What kind of watch do you wear?

    I wear a pin on nurses watch also. Even for my school clinicals we aren't allowed to wear wrist watches, I personally think it is kind of gross that you guys
  20. Transactional Leadership Versus Transformational Leadership

    You are rewarding her though, telling her she is fantastic while it is not something that takes any effort on your behalf is definitely a positive reinforcer. Operant conditioning at its
  21. Patients hitting on nurses

    That's the new axe for men goat body
  22. To All the Nursing Managers

    Do you belong to a nurses union? I would definitely be getting in touch with them, it sounds like you need some
  23. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    Mine just doesn't fit in my pocket with all my other